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STORRS — UConn football coach Bob Diaco's defensive background has been well-documented, including his 2012 Notre Dame defense that led the Fighting Irish to the BCS national championship game. The Huskies (1-5) haven't been forcing turnovers like Diaco's defenses of old, but he said that's not the team's objective. "You're always looking for negative plays or turnovers," Diaco said. "We're not a feast-or-famine outfit. We want to keep the points down. Nothing is going to compromise that. That's what we're trying to do." Junior linebacker and team captain Marquise Vann said he agrees with his coach's philosophy....

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STORRS — UConn football coach Bob Diaco's defensive background has been well-documented, including his 2012 Notre Dame defense that led the Fighting Irish to the BCS national championship game. The Huskies (1-5) haven't been forcing turnovers like Diaco's...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Kansas City Royals might have skipped the World Series for three decades, but they have an identity now. Ladies and gentlemen, the Royals Way: a lockdown bullpen, suffocating defense and speed to kill.The Oakland Athletics have a...

To mark the 250th anniversary of The Hartford Courant, Editor Andrew Julien made the following remarks at an Oct. 25 gala celebrating the event. The paper turns 250 Oct. 29.
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It's time once again for me to clarify my position on spanking. I arrived at this reluctant conclusion because twice in the last week, I've been informed that I believe in it, which is not exactly true.
The problem is that in today's anti-intellectual...

Father David Buckles has joined Sacred Heart University as its chaplain and director of Campus Ministry. He will oversee all Sacred Heart pastoral and spiritual activities for students and faculty and continue the University's tradition of ensuring a...

Think Auntie Mame with big hats, a Texas accent and a gift for organizing people and events, and you'd have a partial picture of Fran Gordon. Combine the energy of a cheerleader with endless optimism and a sense of fun and you will have a sense of the...

WINDSOR LOCKS - Several classes are still open for enrollment at Windsor Locks Adult & Continuing Education which serves those who live or work in Windsor Locks & East Granby. Residents from other towns are also welcome. Classes are held at...

Six employees received Quinnipiac University's most prestigious honor from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Service to Students at an Oct. 23 ceremony in the Recreation Center on the Mount Carmel Campus.
Excellence in Teaching Awards were...

Monday's front page story [“Restoration Insures A City Landmark”] describing the massive renovation of the Travelers Tower was inspirational, and much needed after an ugly gubernatorial election campaign.The refurbishing of the tower is a tangible sign of...

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But these days, the door turns a little slower for Bill Petit.
The good things in his life fight mightily against the heartache he endured seven years ago.
Awarding a local children's hospital...

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Late, hesitant and reluctant as he is, President Barack Obama has begun effecting a workable strategy against the Islamic State. True, he's been driven there by public opinion. Does anyone imagine that without the broadcast beheadings we'd be doing...

A day after Tony Dungy was largely skewered for saying he would not have drafted openly gay linebacker Michael Sam, the former NFL coach clarified his comments and provided context.Dungy said Tuesday that Sam deserves an opportunity to play in the NFL....

Stephen L. Saltzman was at New York University, almost done with his studies in a tax law program, when a well-meaning Irish Catholic instructor invited him to interview at a large Boston law firm where he worked.
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Richard Day, a professor at Manchester Community College for 27 years, died on July 22. He was 79.Day, who was born in Pittsburgh and moved to Manchester when he was 5, graduated from Manchester High School in 1952. He received his undergraduate degree...

STORRS — Excitement has been generated within the UConn football program.
Excitement? UConn football program? Folks around here have seldom used those words in a sentence since the Huskies appeared in the Fiesta Bowl in January 2011.
Optimism evaporated...

SIMSBURY — Joanne Moody walked out of an office in the children's room in the library recently wearing a pair of multicolored cat-eye glasses and a bookshelf-patterned knee-length dress."I didn't wear my glitter shoes today," said Moody,...